Needles & Pens presents,
DON’T TAKE VACCINES
A solo art exhibition by
NICK MANN (a.k.a. Doodles)

Please join us for the opening reception on:
Friday, April 9, 2010 6:00 – 9:30 p.m.
@ Needles & Pens

info:
Nick Mann (aka Doodles) is San Francisco based street artist who’s eye grabbing work can be simply described as modern day folk art (only it’s not that simple). His creations are a combination of delicately wheat-pasted pieces of paper, gritty spray paint, and eerie neon nordic creatures. He’s “shown” on gallery walls and on the sides of buildings around the world. Nick, in a nutshell, is the anonymous person that put up that beautiful character that you admire everyday as you ride the bus to work.

At a recent zine making residency at British Columbia’s Islands Fold, Luke Ramsey described Nick and his work by saying, “He gives us hope, because with conscious, smart, free spirited, funny and positive people like Nick- the world is a beautiful place to be.”

(RSVP to the Don’t Take Vaccines event page on Facebook for fun.)

N&P just got in a fantastic batch of new records! We’ve got LPs by the likes of: The Television Personalities, The Mantles, Thee Oh Sees, The Rebel, Moon Dog, Daniel Higgs, Doc Boggs, The Swell Maps, Moon Duo, Hunches, Woods, Country Teasers, Wipers, Death, Fresh & Onlys, Dutchess & the Duke, and a couple of boss hoss comps from Mississippi Records with Chris Johanson cover art (look over there to the right internet customers). 
Perhaps it’s time you come to N&P and buy some records…

…If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, now is the time – show runs until the 15th of March.

Join us @ N&P this Friday for the release of Anna Joy Springer’s novella

THE BIRDWISHER

featuring readings by:
Anna Joy Springer
Elan Dia Magic
Rhani Lee Remedes
& Michelle Wolfie Rodriquez

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26TH, 7PM!

~ Image by Nick Mann ~
We’ve finally got around to updating the upcoming shows in the gallery section of the site. There’s some exiting stuff coming down the pike starting in late March/early April – we’ve got a solo show going up by the super talented emerging SF street artist Nick Mann (aka Doodles), followed by a group show featuring all Brazilian artists curated by the talented Ms. Pacolli, and then in June it’s party time! N&P will be celebrating 7 YEARS of EXISTENCE with a mega group show entitled LUCKY No. 7!
Stay tuned folks!

N&P got a nice little check out on Apartment Therapy. Thanks Jessica!

Needles & Pens presents
Maximum Rock’n’Roll Issue#321’s
Release Party & Photo Show

Maximum Rocknroll#321 is a special photo issue featuring contributions from over 75 punk photographers from around the world. Among the list are: longtime MRR contributor Murray Bowles (If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries…), Helge Schreiber, (compiler of the last MRR photo issue, Welcome to Cruise Country 1987), 924 Gilman St.’s house photographer Larry Wolfley, Brazilian photographers and editors of Fodido E Xerocado, Mateus Mondini and Daigo Oliva. Also, Karoline Collins, Chrissy Piper, and Patrick Baclet (publisher of the photobook, Out of Vogue). Plus, garage punk photogs Mark “Icki” Murrmann & Chris “Canderson” Anderson. …and many, many more!!

N&P will be displaying photos featured in the issue and more. Photos on the walls! Photos in the mag! Lots and lots of photos!

Please join us for photo viewing on:
Friday, February 12, 2010 • 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Erick Lyle (aka Iggy Scam) writes up his experiences at Miam’s Art Basel in this week’s San Francisco Bay Guardian.

Check out the fall 2009 round up blog on fecalface.com!

Direct your eyeballs to this locale to view them.

N&P will be open early/late everyday this week 11-9pm until Christmas Eve (Thursday the 24th) for your shopping pleasure. We will be Closed Christmas Day and back to the regular 12-7pm action on Saturday the 26th! Holly Jolly Jimmy Jets, let’s do this!

Just landed this week:
• Brains, Brilliancy, Bohemia: Art & Politics in Jazz-Age Chicago (new version w/ DVD) • Found #7 • Riot Grrrrl, Revolution Girl Style Now • Yeti# 8 • Unpiano’s Sandy Kim book • Plus wallets, earrings, hair clips, journals, bags, and necklaces galore!

We are ready for the xmas frenzy folks, bring it on! Your one of a kind, unique holiday gifts are here at Needles & Pens!
Open Daily 12-7pm.

Thanks to all of you that came out to last night’s SARA THUSTRA show (pics up soon), it was sincerely top-notch. The show will be up through January …but I can’t guarantee the vending machines will still be full of 25¢ paintings. I advise coming in the next couple weeks if you want to score dirt cheap artwork.

SARA THUSTRA Calendar Release & Art Show is TONIGHT! (6-9pm)
It’s wet out, but trust me this is worth it. Five Vending Machines filled with 25¢ SARA THUSTRA Art & Paintings from floor to ceiling (we have 14′ ceilings!!). Music by Boydie + Jaime and a free dinner. Thustra does not mess around, this show seriously rules.

It’s gonna be a busy and stellar weekend @ N&P! Friday we’ve got the Mission Holiday Block Party ….and on Saturday SARA THUSTRA is back for his 2010 Calendar release/art show. Anyone that’s been to Sara’s shows in the past will tell you that they are not to be missed!

MISSION BLOCK PARTY:
5-10pm on Friday (Dec. 11) @ N&P

SARA THUSTRA Calendar Release/Art Show:
6-10pm Saturday (Dec. 12) @ N&P
Info:
“…25¢ Wrist Watches, 25¢ Jewelry, 25¢ Paintings, 25¢ Calendars (in vending machines), & an Invisible Painting.”
with
Free Dinner
~ and a musical performance by ~
Boydie & Jamie

We’ve got ‘em! SF PANORAMA the McSweeney’s bizaare and totally awesome newspaper! Packed to the gills with amazing talent, they’re going quick. Come on down to N&P and grab one before they’re gooooooone!

Miriam just brought a bunch of her students from Berkeley High to N&P for a field trip. (…Man, I never got to go to wierdo zine shop art galleries when I was in High School?!? How lucky are those kids to have teacher like Miriam?)

This Friday from 5 to 10pm N&P will be participating in the Mission Holiday Block Party with a slew of other great in the Mission District area businesses. Come on down! Wine will be served.

Nikki McClure write up on Fecal Face.com Thanks John!

Alan Bamburger of Art Business.com gave Nikki’s show a glowing review:
“Nikki McClure has mastered the art of cutting single sheets of paper into astoundingly elaborate and detailed compositions, so free and easy and spontaneous and immaculate, you can hardly believe she does it with your basic everyday x-acto knife. I’m so impressed, that by virtue of the authority vested within me, I hereby bestow the rare and highly coveted “How Do Dey Do Dat?” award upon this entire endeavor. See for yourself; be amazed… and one day tell your children.”…check out his show pics.

…Buy some of Nikki’s work while you can!